Structural Geology

Posted in Fourth-Semester

School

Natural Sciences

Academic Unit

Geology Department

Level of Studies

Undergraduate

Course Code

GEO_405

Εξάμηνο σπουδών

4^ο

Course Title

Structural Geology

Independent Teaching Activities

Lectures, laboratory work, fieldwork

Weekly Teaching Hours

2 (Lect.) +2 (lab.)

Credits

Course Type

Basic General knowledge / Field of Science

Prerequisite Courses

Language of Instruction & Examinations

Greek. Teaching may be however performed in English in case foreign students attend the course.

Is the Course offered to Erasmus Students

Yes

Course Web-Page (URL)

https://eclass.upatras.gr/courses/GEO315/

Learning Outcomes

The course is addressed to undergraduate students who know and understand the basic principles of Geology. The aim of the course is for students to acquire advanced knowledges and skills on themes related with the tectonic structures as well as with the processes, movements and forces that produce the structures.

By the end of this course the student will be able to:

Know the most common deformation structures in rocks
Recognize and describe the most common deformation structures in natural rock outcrops
Understand and discriminate deformation structures which have been developed under different stress regimes
Understand and discriminate deformation structures which have been developed in different crustal levels
Classify the deformation structures in terms of their geometry and kinematics
Combine various orientation data of deformation structures and calculate various geometric elements of them
Present the 3D geometry of deformation structures using simple azimuthal projections

General Competences

Generally, by the end of this course the student will, furthermore, have develop the following general abilities (from the list above):

Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
Working independently
Team work
Production of free, creative and inductive thinking

Syllabus

The course content includes the following chapters:

Basic concepts; Mechanical properties of rocks; Stress and rocks; Deformation mechanisms; Introduction to tectonic faults; Normal faults; Thrust faults; Strike-slip faults; Joints; Shear zones; Folds-basic concepts; Fold generation mechanisms; Cleavage2D and 3D graphical representations

Delivery

Face-to-face

Use of Information & Communication Technology

Teaching Methods

Activity	Semester workload
Lectures	2 X 13 = 26
Laboratory practice	2 X 13 = 26
Fieldwork	2days X 8 = 16
Study and analysis of bibliography	48
Total number of hours for the Course	116

Student Performance Evaluation

Written examination after the end of the semester. The examinations includes both essay and computational questions.

Attached Bibliography

Xypolias P. 2009. Azimuthal projections in Structural Geology. Symmetria Publ., Athens.
Koukouvelas I. 1998. Structural Geology. Leader Books Publ., Athens.
Fossen H. 2010. Structural Geology. Cambridge University Press.
Davis G., Reynolds S. 1996. Structural Geology of rock and regions. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
van der Pluijm B., Marshak S. 2004. Earth Structure. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

- Related academic journals:

Journal of Structural Geology
Tectonics
Tectonophysics